---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the State Department of Energy; declaring an emergency."
description: "<b>Digest: This Act amends and creates laws related to the State Department of Energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "SB 1525"
citation: "Oregon SB 1525 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T19:49:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b7c82c0-1a0d-4505-a6ab-156b241d8be3"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1525"
source_hash: "489eff92083a05164f6b9ccec04ca000a3c4a039484246bbf12e627b17c4e3af"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 1525 (2024R1) — Relating to the State Department of Energy; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: This Act amends and creates laws related to the State Department of Energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b>

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1525/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1525/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1525/A-Engrossed)
4. **SEE Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25928)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1525/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **49–4** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **28–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T17:31:30+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-15T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-19T17:30:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20T19:25:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21T20:02:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-22T18:24:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23T00:04:11+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-28T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-03-01T23:23:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-04T19:42:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05T00:49:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-06T20:03:59+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06T23:35:25+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-27T19:48:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T19:46:49+00:00** Chapter 51, 2024 Laws.
- **2024-03-28T19:49:35+00:00** Effective date, March 27, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b7c82c0-1a0d-4505-a6ab-156b241d8be3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).